Locals helping other locals – that’s the kind of support you’ll receive with TravelManagers, and it will help you easily transition from an employee into a personal travel manager.
Unlike other companies out there that support travel agents in taking the reigns of their own business and working for themselves, TravelManagers are unique. No other company has a team of highly skilled, localised support staff on the ground in each Australian state.
These Business Partnership Managers (BPMs for short) are the “face” of TravelManagers, there to help you succeed in your own business as mobile travel agents.
And, as you’ll see down below, having a support team in your home state – locals, just like you – can make all the difference to the success of your business.
Here are four advantages to having localised support as a personal travel manager with TravelManagers.
1. You’ll get one-on-one business coaching
The benefit of having localised support on the ground means you can get one-on-one coaching in person. Sure, technology and connecting via social media and email are also valuable conduits of support that TravelManagers use to help their agents. But nothing beats support in person.
Upon joining TravelManagers, you’ll receive personalised business coaching for the first three months from a highly skilled BPM.
“We will sit down and brainstorm ideas of how to increase their business. We can help them set KPIs, and help them decide on what they want out of their business, what they want to achieve, and work through it together.”
Kellie Browning, Business Partnership Manager – VIC, TravelManagers
Pictured: Kellie Browning
Then, once the three months is up, you’ll be able to get regular business coaching as needed. In other words, you’ll always be able to get the support you need, whether you’re just starting or an experienced agent wanting to develop new skills.
2. You’ll be supported as you transition into a business owner
As you develop into a personal travel manager and cut the ties of your previous career as a retail/corporate/or special interest travel agent, you’ll be glad to know that BPMs will be there to help you transition into running your own business. They’ll help you develop your own individual business plan, as well as keep you abreast of tried and tested business development methods in your state (and nationally).
Importantly, they’ll also help you find the clients you need to grow your business from the ground up, always on call to answer any sales or marketing queries you may have.
“We can work [together] on Business and Marketing plans which identifies how they can grow their business. We then assist in implementing their plans.”
Julie Anderson, Business Partnership Manager – NSW North, TravelManagers
Pictured: Julie Anderson
BPMs are basically sounding boards for you to bounce ideas off, and because of their experience in the industry (on average a quarter of a century) what you hear back is bound to be absolute gold.
3. You’ll be given support in supplier relationship management
The cornerstone of any successful business depends critically on relationship management with suppliers. With TravelManagers, BPMs ensure that all personal travel managers stay on top of all product updates, have access to training, and are notified of all upcoming famils.
Although this kind of local support isn’t mandatory upon joining TravelMangers, it is recommended. But at the end of the day, you’re in control of your time and business, and you can decided how much you’d like to get involved depending on your individual needs.
4. They’ll arrange cluster meetings
Apart from supporting you in the day-to-day running of your business, BPMs also organise regular regional cluster meetings where groups of personal travel managers get together to share ideas, network, and learn from each other. In sum, BPMs will keep you engaged with the wider TravelManagers community.
“We’ll can put ideas in place on how they can get involved in with networking groups.”
Kellie Browning, Business Partnership Manager – VIC, TravelManagers
Socially, this is exactly what you need as a personal travel manager: the ability to connect with others in the same boat as you and make new friends that understand the challenges and rewards that come with running your own travel business is priceless.
Learn more about how BPMs will support you and your business with TravelManagers here.
Do you feel more confident starting your own business when you’re supported locally?
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